France 2014

Hey guys!

At the end of July my family and I went to France for a week and I thought I'd  do a post sharing some of the pictures I took whilst there.

Whenever we visit France we always stay at my aunt's house, who's balcony view is so pretty! She lives right next to a Church which you can actually barely see in the picture :(

One of the main reasons we went to France was so we can go to Lourdes and visit the beautiful Church that is present there. Although I haven't been to many countries or cities around the world, I am quite sure Lourdes has to be one of my favourite cities ever :) It has such a calm atmosphere and the people there are some of the sweetest I've ever met.

I did not try a variety of food whilst I was there and stuck to chips and chicken baguettes. BUT the baguettes there were sooooo yummy that I could not bring myself to regret not trying other things.

Glimpse of the Church on train journey back to Paris.

Hope you're all doing well!

Take care,

Santhiya

Travel Edition: What's In My Bag?

Hello again guys!

My family and I are off to France tomorrow for a week and I thought I'd write a little about what I'm taking in my backpack. I used to be am kind of obsessed with posts and YouTube videos on what people have in their bags so doing this post is quite exciting for me :)

Ok. Now the backpack I'm taking is not the prettiest or coolest out there but it's big and comfy to wear so that's the one I'm taking. I'm also taking a small messenger bag to use whilst in France as I won't be carrying all the contents of this bag around.

Onto the content of the bag:

 1. eBook

2. Purse

3. Box of jewellery- I just chose a few bracelets and earrings to bring with me and put them into the box my watch came in since I don't have a "jewellery carrier" of any sort.

4. Snacks- I bought a packet of goji berries (I've wanted to try them for a while now) and a packet of trail mix in Tesco so I'm emptied those into the container :)

5. Water bottle

6. Tin :P - This tin contains "girl stuff".

7. Plasters

8. Notebook and pens- I like to have some paper and a pen to hand in case I need to jot something down for future reference.

9. Glasses

10. Tissue

11. Comb and clips

12. Mirror- That's the pink heart shaped item in the picture which I got as a birthday present in year 6- so almost 9 years ago!

13. Hand cream and sanitiser

14. Lip care- that's my little red tin and the Burt's Bee lip balm (I kind of regret buying the shade I did :/ I probably should have gone for something a little darker).

15. PEZ!!!- I'm so excited about finally getting to use my Winnie the Pooh PEZ dispenser thingy. Woohoo! ^^

I want to point out that my mum brings all our passports and tickets so that's why they're not there. 

I'm planning to follow up with a post on things we do in France soon but until then...

Take care,

Santhiya

Plans for the year

Hey guys!

I thought I'd start off by apologising for the lack of posts recently.  Blogging is a lot harder than I thought; especially when you're as lazy as me and do nothing that is "post-worthy". So I'm sorry guys. However, I do have a few ideas for posts to come so it's just a matter of actually writing them :)

This week's post is about my plans for the year. I know it's not what most people would call an "exciting" post but making lists of things to do is an activity I actually find enjoyable.

This list came together after my official results came out on July 9th. Although I knew I'd passed my exams and could go on to study the next year, I wanted to know what marks I'd got so I knew how well I'd actually done. (I'll go into more detail about my first year of uni in another post.) After finding out, I felt I could go on and plan ahead.

So, without further ado, the list:

1. Get my driving licence - It's one of those things that I just want to get done ASAP. Hopefully, with careful preparation, I can pass the theory during this holiday and maybe go on to get my actual licence before 20? I know it may seem like asking too much (since I turn 20 in November) but maybe it's my ego that just really wants me to get my licence whilst I'm still a teen :P

2. Lose weight- I've struggled with my weight since I was a kid but it's only recently that I started actually doing something about it. I really would like to get into the "normal" region of the BMI scale :)

3. Learn how to knit

4. Join a sports team- I've always wanted to be part of a sports team of some sort so I'm going to gather some courage and try joining one in September when uni starts. 

5. Start doing yoga- I've wanted to start for some time now so it's just about making that commitment and sticking to it ^^

6. Weekly posts- I want to try and improve my writing (one of the main reasons I started this blog) so weekly posts seem the best way to do this.

7. Get a job £££- I need money and something to stop me from being lazy at home!

8. Volunteering- I used to volunteer in sixth form but stopped when uni started. I miss volunteering and want to start again :)

9. Keep up to date with the news- I am terrible when it comes to world affairs! I really need to watch/read the news more and improve my all round general knowledge.

10. Study harder!- This one is hard for me. I always seem to slack with work all year round then end up doing last minute revision. NO MORE! This September onward I WILL keep up with my work instead of leaving it last minute.

Take care,
Santhiya

PS. Sorry about the ramble heavy post :/ I tried to cut down but I just couldn't!